Shawn Rabideau's Innovative and Inexpensive Thanksgiving Dinner

Let's face it the economic crunch is constantly burned into our brains every single day... Right now there are many people that want to entertain during the holidays, but they simply don't want to spend the money and they don't want it to look like they went cheap!

So my team and I developed a "recipe" of sorts on how to entertain for the holidays. The great thing about this is that this can be applied to Thanksgiving and Christmas! The amazing part of this is it includes food, a specialty cocktail (my favorite part!) and decor all done for about $125.

The idea is that most people entertain for about 10 people give or take during the holidays. I have developed a twist on the traditional Thanksgiving dinner that helps keep your budget down, even leaving room for some simple flowers to create a festive table. The result is an entire dinner for 10 - $125! I know it is too good to be true - but it is true!

Now you may have noticed that I did not include wine - well, most guests usually bring the wine - so don't let that be any different for these occasions. Further, if you want to save even more money ask your guests to bring a specific side dish and you will further cut your budget down.

Keep in mind: If you are having more than 10 people, you may want to consider doing a whole turkey.